Spotlight: Academic Standing

What are the categories of Academic Standing used for promotion?

There are three categories:

• Clear: A student with a Clear standing may proceed to subsequent sessions
  
• Proceeding On Probation: A student is placed on Probation the first time the Session Average is between 55% to 60%**. Probation is a warning that academic performance is not satisfactory
  
• On Repeat Probation: A student placed on Repeat Probation must withdraw from the Faculty for a prescribed period of time in accordance to the promotion regulations. A second instance of Repeat Probation will result in refusal of further registration in the Faculty
  

How do I lift a probation or repeat probation academic status?

A full-time student who has two successive sessions (excluding summer sessions) with a weighted Session Average of 70% or greater, and neither of which is a repeated session, will have their status improved by one step. For example, a student who has an academic status of “On Repeat Probation” after two successive full-time sessions with a weighted Session Average of 70% or better will have a new academic status of “Proceeding on Probation.”

Contact your Departmental Counsellor if you're concerned about academic standing. The Office of the Registrar offers academic support and tips to succeed.

**Consult Chapter 6 in the Academic Calendar (pages 97-101) for complete promotion regulations.

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